Machine for boxing matches



Oct. 23, 1934. Q sAsoL] 1,978,284

MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES Filed Sept. 27, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 l3 F/ W DU l5 l6 j l I9 I m Oct. 23, 1934. o. SASSOLI MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES Filed Sept. 27, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 23, 1934. o. SASSOLI MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES Filed Sept. 27, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet s Oct. 23, 1934. o. SASSOL] MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES Filefliefcafi, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Oct. 23, 1934 PATENT FOFFICE 1,978,284 MACHINE FOR BOXING MATCHES Oscar Sassoli, Buenos Aires, Argentina, assignor,

by mesne assignments, to Aktiebolaget Gerh. Arehns Mekaniska Verkstad, Stockholm, Sweden Application September 27, 1929, Serial No. 395,712

18 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for boxing matches and has for its object to provide mechanism for feeding match carrying slats to an extracting mechanism, conveying the .5 extracted matches to opened boxes, and boxing the matches. 7

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specificatioinin which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the fi s,

7 Figural is a diagrammatic plan view, partly in section, of one form of machine embodying the invention. 7 7

Fig. 2 is a vertical section. i

1 Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged detail views, partly in section, of the match feeding mechanism.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of one end of a match extracting member.

, Fig. 6 is a like View of the other end.

Fig. 7 is a side view of said match extracting member. 7 a

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic plan view of a modifled form of the machine shown in Fig. 1, and {Fig 9 is a front view of the machine shown 7in;Fig. 8.

In carrying out my invention I employ a pedestal 1, Fig. 2. Resting on a shoulder formed by reducing the upper end 2 of the pedestal is a bearingplate 3 supporting a table 4, which is journaled onthe, reduced end of the pedestal. This table may becircular, polygonal or rectilinear.

Intermittent rotary motion is imparted to the table 4 by means of a pawl and ratchet mechanism, Fig. 1 consisting of a ratchetwheel 5 journaled on the reduced end 2 of the pedestal and fixed to the top of the table. The pawl 6 of said mechanism engages the teeth of wheel 5 and is stepped forward and backward by means of an oscillating rod '7 pivoted at one end to the reduced ,end of the pedestal and operatively connected at its other end to a cam disc 8 fixed on a power shaft 9 driven by any suitable source of power to givethe shaft the proper speed. ,77Upon theupper surface of the table at the periphery thereof are fixed trays 10 for retaining the open boxes and the covers therefor arranged end to end. For the purpose of supplying empty closed boxes to the trays 10, twoupright hoppers 11,contain ing tiersfiof boxes, are mounted in any suitable manner near the edge of the table, but independent thereof. At the bottoms of the hoppers 117 are mounted reciprocating plungers 12 adapted tov push the empty closed boxes from the bot- '{55 tomsof the hoppers into the trays which have been moved by the table in front of the hoppers. The trays carrying the closed boxes transferred from the hoppers are carried by the table to the box opening mechanism 13. Boxes having hinge covers, such as shown in Fig. 4, may if preferred, be used. The opened boxes arethen carried by the table to the filling stations located at the front of the table. 7

The matches to be boxed are carried in strips or slats 14, (Figs. 3 and 4) placedhorizontally 6 between two vertical side walls 15 forming two racks'having longitudinal guide grooves 16, 177, said racks supported above the table 4 in a stationary frame 18. The slats carrying the matches move downward by gravity in the grooves 16 and 7 at the bottom of the walls, arranged parallel to the slats is a channel bar 19 in which is fixed a plurality of match extracting members 20 (Figs. 5-7) corresponding in number to the matches in each strip. Each extracting member 20 consists of a box-like structure open at both ends, one end wall having a notch 21 at the top adapted to receive the match stem, and to engage the match heads if the extractors are actuated to move them away from the slats. The channel bar 19 is pivotally connected with two slides 22 and is capable of being rocked from the position shown in Fig. 3 back to the position shown in Fig. 4 to discharge the matches extracted from the lower slat. Ablade 23, for tilting the matches as they are extracted by the members 20 is slidably mounted behind the bar 19, which latter is fixed to spring-controlled arms 24, pivoted at one end 25 on the slide 22. The other ends 50 of said arms are free and as the slide 22 is reciprocated said free ends ride on notched rails 26. The arms 24 are actuated. by springs 49 which force the. free end 50 of said arms down against the rail 26. The rails are each provided with a notch 51 .and ridges 52 and 53. The blade 23 rides on the rail 26. For thepurpose of actuating the slide 22 a rod 2'77 is provided which is fixed atone end to said slide, the other end of the rod having a longitudinal slot- 28 surrounding the shaft 9.

A reciprocating movement is imparted to the rod 27 through the known instrumentality of a disc 29 fixed on the shaft 9 and a pin 30 on the rod engages a triangular shaped groove 31 in the disc 29 so that during the rotation of the latter movement isimparted to the rod 27 thereby rocking the slide 22 with the bar 19.

A chain or endless belt 32 provided with lugs 33 is arranged at the bottom of each side wall 15 and between said belts is provided a supporting plate 54. Intermittent motion in a direction as shown by the arrow is imparted to the belt by means of any suitable known means. Vertically reciprocating plungers 34 are provided below the guide-grooves 1'7 and are actuated by the action of a cam bar 35 which is rotatable by any suitable and well-known means such as a belt (not shown) driven by the shaft 9.

On operating the machine the match carrying slats descend one step until a row of matches has entered the notches 21 of the members positioned as shown in Fig. 3. Then the lowermost slat 14 occupies a position in front of a lug 33. Then the extracting members 20 are retired the free end 50 of the arms 24 and the blade 23 riding on the rail ridge 52 until the matches are withdrawn by their heads from the slats. Then the free ends 50 enter the notch 51 and the channel bar 19 is lowered. The slidable blade then rides on the ridge 53 and is raised (as shown in Fig. 4) in relation to the extracting members and tilts the matches out of the notches 21 so that they fall down head forwards. Thereupon the channel bar is moved again against the slats and occupies a position below the lowermost of the match rows. The position of the latter is shown in Fig. 4. Thereupon the belt 32 is moved one step in the direction indicated by the arrow, so that the lowermost empty slat which rests on the plate 54 is engaged by a lug and conveyed in the direction against the auxiliary rack provided with grooves 17. On removing said slat the match carrying slats descend one step whereafter the position indicated in Fig. 3 is obtained, and so on.

When the empty slat has reached its position beneath the guide-grooves 17 it is engaged by the plungers 34 which are raised thereby inserting the slat into said groove 17.

As the slats are moved into the guide grooves 1'7 they are engaged by suitable means to prevent them from dropping back when the plungers 34 are withdrawn.

The matches extracted from the slats, by the above described means, fall from the extracting members 20, head first, into chutes 36 (Figs. 3

and 4) and move downward by gravity into conduits 3'7, which are arranged at an angle to the chutes 36 and communicate therewith at the lower ends thereof. The inclination of the conduits 37 is not sufilcient to discharge the matches therefrom by gravity and a plunger 38 (Fig. 2) operating in each conduit engages the head of the match and pushes the latter, stick end first, from. the conduit into a box mounted in one of the trays 10 which has been moved by the table 4 into receiving position.

While only a small number of chutes, conduits and plungers are shown on the drawings, the

number of them corresponds to the number of matches carried between each pair of slats l4, and the operating mechanism is so actuated that is to say the movements of the bar 19 and the table have such a relation to each other that each box passes below the conduits for a time sufficient to fill each box with the desired number of matches.

The plungers 38 are mounted on a common actuating member 39 which is operated to reciprocate the plungers 38 in the conduits 37 by means of rods 40 connected to both ends of the member 39, motion being imparted to the rods 40 by means of cam grooves in discs 41 on the power shaft 9.

The full boxes, which are still open, are carried by the rotary motion of the table until they arrive in front of the closing and expelling mechanism which consists of reciprocating a pair of pistons 42 adapted to enter the trays 10.

The expelled boxes are carried by the table in its rotary motion until they engage a stop 43 which retains them until an opening 44 in the table arrives at the stop and the boxes drop through the opening into a conveniently disposed receptacle.

, Instead of the rotary table 4 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 I may employ an endless conveyor belt 45 as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.

The endless conveyor 45 is likewise driven from the power shaft 9 through the instrumentality of a reciprocating rod 46 engaging a ratchet wheel 47 which drives a bevel gearing 48 operatively connected with the conveyors.

I claim:

1. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device for withdrawing matches from said slats, means for removing empty slats from said rack and a second rack adapted to receive said removed slats.

2. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device having notches adapted to catch matches from below, means for oscillating said extracting member for withdrawing matches from said slats, and means operable by the movement of said extracting member for releasing matches from said notches.

3. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device adapted for withdrawing matches from said slats and having notches in its top end for receiving matches, chutes communicating with said extracting member and adapted for dis- 1 charging matches from said member.

4. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device adapted for withdrawing matches from said slats and having notches in its top end for receiving matches, chutes communicating with said extracting device and adapted for discharging matches from said device, conduits 1 communicating with said chutes and plungers in said conduits for discharging matches therefrom.

5. In a machine for boxing matches a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a 1 series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device adapted for withdrawing matches from said slats and having notches at its top end for receiving matches, chutes communicating with said extracting device and adapted for discharging matches from said device, conduits communicating with said chutes and plungers in said conduits for discharging matches therefrom and an endless intermittently movable carrier for match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device having notches in its upper end for receiving matches, means for oscillating said extracting device for withdrawing matches from said slats, means operable by the movement of said extracting device for releasing matches from said notches, means for removing empty slats from said rack and a second rack for receiving removed slats.

7. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, an oscillatory channel bar mounted below said rack, a series of box-like members mounted in said bar and having notches in their upper ends to receive matches, a blade carried by said bar, and means to move said blade into engagement with said matches to release the latter from said notches.

8. In a machine for boxing matches, a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, an oscillatory channel bar mounted below said rack, a series of box-like members mounted in said bar and having notches in their upper ends to receive matches, a blade carried by said bar, means to move said blade into engagement with said matches to release the latter from said notches, chutes communicating with said members, conduits forming an angle with and communicating with said chutes and plungers in said conduits for discharging matches therefrom.

9. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device for withdrawing matches from said slats and means for transferring said slats from the lower end of said racks to the lower end of a second rack adapted for receiving emptied slats.

10. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches a match feeding mechanism comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats slidable in said rack, a match extracting device for withdrawing matches from said slats, means for removing empty slats from said rack and means for introducing and retaining said empty slats into a second rack.

11. In a machine for boxing matches the combination of a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats, slidable in said rack, a match extracting device provided with notches in its top end for receiving matches, means for oscillating said extracting device for withdrawing matches from said slats, chutes communicating with said extracting device, conduits communicating with said chutes, and an intermittently movable box carrier arranged to communicate match boxes with said conduits.

12. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches a match feeding device comprising a vertical rack, a series of horizontal match carrying slats, slidable in said rack, and a movable member having notches each notch being provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for receiving and freely supporting descending matches.

13. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding device comprising a match extracting member having notches each provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for freely supporting matches and drawing them lengthwise by their heads, and means for tilting said matches out of said notches to fall down head forwards.

14. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding device comprising a match extracting member having notches each provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for freely supporting matches and drawing them lengthwise by their heads, and a movable blade for tilting said matches out of said notches to fall down head forwards.

15. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding device comprising a match extracting member having notches each provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for freely supporting matches and drawing them lengthwise by their heads, and a blade movable upwards for tilting said matches out of said notches to fall down head forwards.

16. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding device comprising a match extracting member having notches each provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for freely supporting matches, and means for tilting said matches out of said notches to fall down head forwards.

17. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding device comprising a match extracting member having notches each 123 provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for freely supporting matches, and a movable blade for tilting said matches out of said notches to fall down head forwards.

18. In a machine for boxing or collecting matches, a match feeding device comprising a match extracting member having notches each provided with a bottom and open at its upper end for freely supporting matches, and a blade movable upwards for tilting said matches out of said notches to fall down head forwards.

OSCAR SASSOLI. 

